Advertising device



April 13 1926. 1,580,851

A. J. PANEPINTO ADVERTISING DEVICE I Filed Oct. 16. 1923 2 SheetsSheet COFFEE RICHFIRD ROE INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY April 13 1926. 1,580,851 j A. J. PANEPINTO ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed Oct. 16. 1923 2 Sheets-Shut z J1. erp mepinta WITNESS:

ATTORNEY ALFRED J. PANEFENTO, 3F VIEST PHILADELPHXA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ADVERTIEENG DEVICE.

Application filed Gctober 16, 1923. Serial No. 68,916.

.7 '0 all 1.11/1 m it play concern lie it known that 1, Airman J. Pannrrrrro;

a citizen of the United States, residing at lVest Philadelphia in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Advertising Dev-ices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates the provision of an advertising device for street cars, wherein various signs are supported by a movable carrier adapted to be operated by a. small motor, so that the advertising ter is automatically changed while the motor is in operation.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connectioh with the accon'ipanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view through a street car showing one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the advertising device as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view through a port-ion of the str et car showing a modified form of the invention.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken at a right angle to Figure 4:.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4: of another modified form of the invention.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 5 of a still further modified form of the invention.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken at aright angle to Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary detailed view,

showing the manner of securing the movable carrler.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and

' i'iarticularly to Figures 1 and 3 inclusive,

I have shown an advertising device arranged to operate in the space between the top 10 and the roof 11 of a street car Herein shown'in section. The opposite inclined. side portion .19.- of the top it) is formed with a plurality of side openings 13 which extend throughout the entire length of the car, and through which the various signs are adapted to be presented to view to the passengers of the car. In this em bodlment of the invention use is made of two such advertising devices above referred to, one for each side of the car, the said adver ising devices being identical in construction. Each consists of a plurality of endless belts 1 1 to which is secured the signs 15, and these signs may be constructed from card board or any other suitable material, and removably attached to the end less belts as at 16. The endl b lt @031- stituting the movable carrier are trained over a group of pulleys indicated at 17, 18, 19 and 20 respectively each of which is mounted on a shaft 21. The pulleys 17 and 18 are arranged in spaced superimposed relat-ion while the pulleys 19 and 20 are horizontally arranged in spaced relation. The pulley 17 is arranged obliquely with respect to the pulley 19 so that the lower runs of these endless belts or movable carriers are inclined to traverse the side openings .13, and thus bring to view the various signs supported by said carrier. As shown in Figure 1, these endless belts are trained under the pulleys 17 and thence over the pulleys 18, 20 and 19 and are moved in this manner through the instrumentality of a small motor indicated generally at 22. The motor is equipped with a gear 23 which meshes with ages 24 carried by a shaft 25 to rotate the latter and movement is transmitted from this shaft to the shaft supporting the pulley 17 by means of an endless belt 26. The latter is of course trained over suitable pulleys carried by the respective shafts 25 and 21. It is manifest that as long as the motor is continued in operation, the movable carriers will be operated, so that the signs supported thereby are brought into consecutive order before the sight openings 13, and theadvertising matter consequently changed automatically with a speed that will allow everyone in the car to read such matter before it passes from the sight openings.

In Figures 1 and 5, I have illustrated a modified form of the invention, wherein the advertising device is also arranged to operate in the space between the top 10 and the roof 11 of said car. The inclined portion 1.52 of the top 1.0 provided with openings 13' in the same manner as. above described in connection with the preferred embodiment of the invention. This form of the invention differs from the form above described in that use is made of a single endless belt 1% which is trained over spaced rollers arranged. at the opposed ends of the car, although only one of these rollers is illustrated. The roller is mounted on a shaft supporting a large bevelled gear 27 which meshes with a smaller similar gear 28 carried by the motor shaft 29, the motor being indicated generally at 30. As the motor operates the endless belt is put in motion, the endless belt constituting a carrier for a plurality of 31 which pass at the rear of the sight openings 13 as will be readily understood.

In Figure 6, I have shown another modified form of the invention wherein the advertising device consists of a rotatable carrier 32 which is arranged on the inside of the car and adapted to extend along the roof at one side thereof as clearly shown. This carrier can be constructed from any suitable material and is of rectangular formation in cross sect-ion and is supported on a shaft 33 journalled in suitable brackets one of which is indicated at 3a in Figure 6. Each of the four sides of this movable carrier is adapted to support one or more signs containing advertising matter, it being understood that the said carrier 32 is to be connected with a small motor which will rotate the carrier as long as the motor is in operation. lVhile the motor is not shown any type of motor can be used and it can be operatively connected with the shaft 33 in any practical way.

In Figures 7 and 9., I have shown another modified form ofthe invention wherein the rotatable carrier is arranged inside the car adjacent the roof thereof, and is of cylindrical formation in cross section. This carrier is indicated at 35 and is supported on a shaft 36 journalled in suitable bearings 87. This carrier is also adapted to be provided with advertising matter which may be carried on signs attached. to the cylindrical carrier 35 or painted or otherwise arranged thereon. The shaft 36 is equipped with a bevelled gear 38 adapted to mesh with a smaller bevelled gear 37 fixed to the motor shaft 450, the motor being indicated at ll. The ratio of this gearing is such that the movable carrier 35 rotated at a very slow speed while the motor is in operation.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, 1 claim: I

l. The combination of a vehicle having a top wall, a false top spaced away from d first wall and comprising laterally opposite, inclined portions, spaced apart by a substantially horizontal portion, providing a storage space beneath said top, said lateral portions being provided with sight openings, and endless belts movable over said openings and adapted to carry reading matter over, and so as to be visible through, said openings, and extending into said storage space, to provide for more reading matter than can be accommodated by the area of said openings.

2. The combination of a vehicle having a top wall, a false top spaced away from said first wall to )rovide a stora e srace and comprising a laterally disposed inclined portion provided with a sight opening, and an endless belt movable within said storage space and past said inclined portion, and operative to carry reading matter past said opening, and to support within said storage space a greater area of reading matter than can be accommodated by the area ot said opening.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

ALFRED J. PANEPINTO. 

